Chapter 12: The Great Plains and Prairies

The great plains includes the states Oklahoma, kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. The landscape of the Plains and Prairies is a low, flat to rolling terrain. In the other hand, the landscape in San Francisco is mostly hills. There are more than 50 hills within the city, including Mount Davidson. Mount Davidson is the highest hill in San Francisco at 925 feet.

Water is very important in the Great Plains. In San Francisco, the water is monitored by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Natural Resources and Land Management Division. The divison is responsible for the management of 63,000 acres of watershed lands. The lands contain the water supply storage, transmission and treatment systems.

The Great Plains has extreme weather that includes tornados and hail. Unlike the Great Plains, San Francisco's climate is influenced by the cool ocean breeze which keeps the area cool. There is little temperature change in San Francisco.